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Former presidential spokesperson and widely-known newspaper columnist Reuben Abati were arrested on Monday by detectives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sahara Reporters has learned.  He was picked up in Abuja accused of receiving N50million from former NSA Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd). Also under arrest is the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed. Details later. 

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Femi Adesina with President Buhari at the Aso Villa Let me begin with two clarifications. Aso Villa is not my home, I am just passing through. Even this world is nobody's home, we are just birds of passage. So, let nobody turn up his nose in derision, and say; "he's writing like the landlord of...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); President Muhammadu Buhari rode on the crest of an anti-corruption crusader to cause the greatest electoral upset in Nigeria’s history last year. The mind boggling corruption allegations of the badly discredited Goodluck Jonathan administration made the retired General sell himself as a viable alternative. Many pundits were worried that most of the people behind his campaign...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Full list of non-career ambassadorial nominees below: Abia- Dr. (Mrs) Uzoma E. EmenikeAdamawa- Dr. Cliford ZirraAkwa Ibom- Major General GodwinUmo (retd)Anambra- Christopher J .N. OkekeBauchi- Yusuf TuggarBayelsa- Brigadier General StanleyDiriyaiBenue- Dr. Enyantu IfemeCross Rivers- Dr. Etuborn N.E AsuquoDelta- Engr Francis EfedumaEbonyi- Jonah OdoEdo-Uyagwe igbeEkiti- Ayodele L. AyodejiEnugu- Major General Chris EzeGombe- Alhaji Suleiman HassanJigawa- Amin MuhammadKadunna-...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Okey Ndibe  In political terms, last week was supposed to be a fair one for President Muhammadu Buhari. At his inauguration a year and five months ago, he had pledged to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents since mid-April 2014. Last week, through a swap deal (and perhaps some cash payment), his...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Pastor Ize-iyamu The Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, in the just concluded Edo State governorship election and leaders of the party have submitted a petition to the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Godwin Obaseki was declared winner of the election by the...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); German's Angela Merkel and Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari returned to the country after a three-day intensely busy State Visit to Germany which, as is usual with his foreign engagements, was characterized by punishing schedules. Unfortunately, an important trip such as this one planned to boost trade and investment, enhance security partnership and pitch...

Saudi Arabia has executed one of its own young princes in what is believed to be the first time in decades that a member of royal family has been put to death. Prince Turki bin Saud bin Turki bin Saud al-Kabeer was executed on Tuesday for shooting dead another young man during a brawl at a desert camp in 2012.  The Saudi...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); L-R: Akeredolu, Atiku and Mimiko at a function Candidate of the the All progressives Congress, APC in Ondo State, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has inaugurated reconciliation committees to bring back all the aggrieved members of the party to the fold. It would be recalled that a number of aspirants and their supporters are still aggrieved by the...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Here is brief Press release by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Ondo State chapter image maker, Mr Banji Okunomo.  This is to notify all members of the PDP, Ondo State Chapter, that the Flag Off of the PDP gubernatorial campaign will still hold today, Wednesday, 19th October, 2016. The starting time is now 1:00pm Kindly take note of the...